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TIL Australia is wider than the moon (3900 vs 3400KM Diameter)
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TIL about the advert possession, a common law whereby you can claim ownership of a property if you squat there for long enough.
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TIL Mao Zedong's eldest son was killed by a US napalm strike on North Korea
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TIL that India’s richest man lives in a 27-story 400,000 sq ft tower with 4 family members and 600 staff. The 550ft tall building contains a 168-car garage spanning 6 floors, 9 elevators, 4 stories of hanging gardens, a 50-seat theater, an artificial snow room, and 3 helipads, valued at $2bn USD.
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TIL that Dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil could speak and write in Portuguese, Latin, French, German, English, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, Sanskrit, Chinese, Occitan and the now-extinct Tupi language.
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TIL of Keith Moon, drummer for The Who and notorious for his destructive behavior. While headed to the airport with his band, he asked to be taken back to the hotel saying “Oh my God, I forgot something”. After launching the tv out the hotel room window, he came back saying “Phew, I nearly forgot!”